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Author Workshop on the Social and Economic Costs of Violence: The Value of Prevention (2011 : Washington, D.C.)

Title Social and Economic Costs of Violence : Workshop Summary / Deepali M. Patel and Rachel M. Taylor, rapporteurs ; Forum on Global Violence Prevention, Board on Global Health ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 177 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction -- Approaches to measurement and costing methdology -- Challenges in calculating costs -- Toward a bigger picture of the costs of violence -- The promise of investing in violence prevention
Papers on direct and indirect costs of violence: The costs of interpersonal violence: an international review -- Consequences of elder abuse: the needs for social justice and policy implications -- Costs of firearm violence: how you measure things matters -- The contagion of violence: the extent, the processes, and the outcomes -- How persistent fear and anxiety can affect young children's learning, behavior, and health
Papers on context and place: Social contexts and violence -- The impact of war on child development and mental health: a longitudinal study of risk and resilience among former child soldiers in Sierra Leone -- Intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries: high costs to households and communities -- Youth violence in Kingston, Jamaica
Papers on investing in prevention: The value of prevention -- Communities that care: bridging science and community practice to prevent adolescent health and behavior problems including violence
Summary "Measuring the social and economic costs of violence can be difficult, and most estimates only consider direct economic effects, such as productivity loss or the use of health care services. Communities and societies feel the effects of violence through loss of social cohesion, financial divestment, and the increased burden on the healthcare and justice systems. Initial estimates show that early violence prevention intervention has economic benefits. The IOM Forum on Global Violence Prevention held a workshop to examine the successes and challenges of calculating direct and indirect costs of violence, as well as the potential cost-effectiveness of intervention."--Publisher's description
Notes "On April 28-29, 2011, the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Global Violence Prevention convened its second workshop to explore the social and economic costs of violence."--Page 1
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Violence -- Social aspects -- Congresses
Violence -- Economic aspects -- Congresses
Family violence -- Economic aspects -- Congresses
Victims of family violence -- Congresses
Violence -- Research -- Congresses
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Domestic Partner Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Elder Abuse.
Family violence -- Economic aspects
Victims of family violence
Violence -- Economic aspects
Violence -- Research
Violence -- Social aspects
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Patel, Deepali
Taylor, Rachel M
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Global Violence Prevention
National Research Council (U.S.)
LC no. 2012360420
ISBN 9780309220255
0309220254
128012329X
9781280123290